Signaling device.



V. PASCUCCI.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATIOH min SEPT. 26. ms.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

WN TED star 133% .VINZCENZO PA-SQUGCI, OI; NEW- YORK, N. Y.

sIenALINe DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VINonNzo PAsoUooI, a citizen of the United States,and resident of New York city, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SignalingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to signaling devices and especially to horns usedon automobiles.

The object of my invention is to provide a simplified construction ofthe mechanism, whereby the friction of the operating parts is reduced sothat the horn will give a longer signal or more sustained tone with agiven impulse, and also a construction having less parts and costingless to make.

Referring to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a view of the open end of the housing in which the rotatingmechanism is placed, and disclosing the mechanism therein, and drawn tofull size as actually made.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line m-w of Fig. 1.

A indicates the housing which is preferably made of sheet metal, havinga flange A for holding the usual horn and diaphragm which are not shownhereon as they form no part of the present invention.

The housing is provided with two threaded openings A A respectively,oppositely disposed, in which are fitted screws BB respectively with Vlock nuts CC respectively, to hold them in adjusted position. The innerends of screws BB are drilled to provide bearings B for the end of shaftD. One end of this shaft D is relatively of larger diameter and isprovided with teeth to form a ratchet gear E, cut therein and extendingto shoulder D formed at the points where this shaft D is enlarged in itsdiameter.

Mounted on this shaft D is a disk of metal F serving as a fly-wheel andfree to rotate on said shaft D independent of the rotation thereof, andhaving a ratchet shaped serrated periphery F which operates a diagram(not shown) in the usual manner well known in this art, when thefly-wheel is rotated.

Mounted on the side of the fiy-wheel adj acent to the gear teeth E is apawl G and spring G to hold the pawl in operative relation with the gearteeth 13;, A

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 12, 1918- Applicationfiled Septemberfifi, 1316. Serial N 0. 122,185.

cotter pin H holds the fly-wheel loosely against the shoulder D A guiderod I is fastened at one end to the casing or housing at A and projectstoward an opening A in the casing, and through this opening extends apush-rod J, having a rack J formed thereon which engages the gear teethE, and having a cylindrical opening or bore indicated by J into whichthe guide-rod I projects as illustrated. Mounted on the guide-rod is ahelical spring K which extends the length of the cylindrical bore andserves to force the push-rod J to its normal position.

To operate the device the push-rod is forced quickly inward which causesthe shaft D to turn and rotate the fly-wheel through the instrumentalityof pawl G which engages the gear E and, after the fiy-wheel is started,the pawl runs over the teeth, being carried by the wheel, as will bereadily understood. The serrated periphery of the wheel, in turn,operates the diaphragm.

By this construction the gear teeth E serve both as a ratchet andpinion, thus dispensing with parts heretofore used, also the guide-rodconstruction is made sufficiently large and strong to dispense withother parts heretofore deemed necessary for such construction.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Patent.

1. In combination, a housing having a shaft mounted therein providedwith a gear, a fiy-wheel mounted to rotate on said shaft, a pawl carriedby said fly-wheel and engaging said gear and a push-rod having a rackwhich also engages said gear to turn said shaft.

2. I11 combination, a housing having a shaft mounted therein providedwith a gear made integral therewith and having a shoulder located at oneend of said gear, a flywheel mounted on said shaft and abutting saidshoulder, a pawl carried by said flywheel and engaging said gear, apush-rod having a rack which also engages said gear to turn said shaftand a cylindrical bore formed therein, a guide-rod extending from thehousing into said bore and serving to support said guide-rod in itsmovement, and a helical spring closely fitting said bore and supportedby said guide-rod.

3. In combination, a housing having a Gupta 6! this patent may beobtained for New York'and State of New York, this 21st day ofSeptember,A. D. 1916.

VINGENZO PASGUCCI. Witnesses Gno. Domm RUSSELL, FRANK M; ASHLEY.

Washington, D. G.

Signed at New York, in the county of' five cents each, by aid dressingthe Commissioner dfletents,

